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Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories

Summary

Titan Comics， publisher of the official Star Wars Insider magazine， is proud to offer an amazing collection of exclusive short stories for Star Wars: The High Republic。

Written by The New York Times’ best-selling authors Cavan Scott， Charles Soule， and Justina Ireland， with supporting original illustrations by Louie De Martinis。

EXPERIENCE THE GALAXY CENTURIES BEFORE THE STRUGGLE OF THE REBEL ALLIANCE AGAINST THE GALACTIC EMPIRE—AT THE HEIGHT OF THE JEDI ORDER！

A compendium of tales from the High Republic era， told from aboard the incredible satellite station， the Starlight Beacon， collected for the first time from the pages of Star Wars Insider。

All stories are written by The New York Times’ best-selling authors Cavan Scott， Charles Soule， and Justina Ireland。

Also includes in-depth interviews with the story architects behind the best-selling publishing and multimedia initiative。

Stories included:

“Go Together” by Charles Soule

“First Duty” by Cavan Scott

“Hidden Danger” by Justina Ireland

“Past Mistakes” by Cavan Scott

“Shadows Remain” by Justina Ireland

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Sal Perales ， 2023-01-21 00:00

If you can’t stand the wait until the next phase of The High Republic you might enjoy revisiting some familiar faces in this collection of short stories aboard Starlight Beacon！Starlight Stories is a collection of fiction previously published in Star Wars Insider。 In addition to the five short stories， the collection also includes interviews with the authors behind The High Republic！The stories dig into some of the lesser-known faces from Phase I。 Some characters are brand new， some are a bit fa If you can’t stand the wait until the next phase of The High Republic you might enjoy revisiting some familiar faces in this collection of short stories aboard Starlight Beacon！Starlight Stories is a collection of fiction previously published in Star Wars Insider。 In addition to the five short stories， the collection also includes interviews with the authors behind The High Republic！The stories dig into some of the lesser-known faces from Phase I。 Some characters are brand new， some are a bit familiar， and some are major characters with their own books or comics。 The stories are each interesting and flesh out many pieces or characters you might recognize。 The book includes beautiful illustrations to go along with each story。 I’ve always been a fan of anthologies and this one is no different。The short stories contained in this collection are:Go Together by Charles SouleFirst Duty by Cavan ScottHidden Danger by Justina IrelandPast Mistakes by Cavan ScottShadows Remain by Justina IrelandThe interviews from the story architects of Phase I also offer plenty of interesting tidbits and info on the creation of The High Republic。 It’s always a treat to hear directly from the creators themselves on their process， inspiration， and even where they may be headed！If you missed these stories， this is the perfect chance to get them all in one place！This is a must-read for any High Republic Phase I fan looking for some great stories until we meet our familiar faces again in Phase III！Sal P。“Wherever we go， we’ll go together。”Pikka Adren 。。。more

Ian ， 2023-01-15 00:00

A collection of five stories set in the High Republic Era and centred around Starlight Beacon， the hub of Republic and Jedi activity in the Outer Rim。This book was a pretty big disappointment for me。 I liked what had been done with the two Star Wars Insider Fiction Collections， collecting around twenty stories each from across the Star Wars saga， both EU （'Legends'） and new Canon。 This book， however， is much shorter with only five actual stories and the rest of the book being taken up by behind- A collection of five stories set in the High Republic Era and centred around Starlight Beacon， the hub of Republic and Jedi activity in the Outer Rim。This book was a pretty big disappointment for me。 I liked what had been done with the two Star Wars Insider Fiction Collections， collecting around twenty stories each from across the Star Wars saga， both EU （'Legends'） and new Canon。 This book， however， is much shorter with only five actual stories and the rest of the book being taken up by behind-the-scenes articles and author interviews。 If I wanted that sort of content I'd buy the Star Wars Insider magazine instead of these collections of what are supposed to be stories。 For the cover price （£15 here in the UK） I'd expect more than the forty to fifty pages of actual storytelling that we get here。But it's not just that there's barely any fiction here to read， it's specifically the stories themselves that are a problem。 Don't get me wrong， they're well-written and I liked the idea of telling tales of technicians， security officers and administrators who are just trying to do their jobs amid the chaos of the Jedi and Republic's war against the Nihil， but they're much too limited in scope。 Here there was the opportunity to tell stories from across the galaxy in the High Republic Era but all of these stories are focused on Starlight Beacon， which is a location with almost no character whatsoever。 It makes these stories pretty forgettable overall。* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2。webnode。page * 。。。more

John ， 2023-01-14 00:00

I liked the stories well enough but what I loved about Insider short stories – back when I still subscribed – was that they provided little glimpses into varied parts of the Star Wars universe。 As a result， all five of these stories focusing on the same very small part of it was disappointing from my perspective。 I hope the next round of Insider stories doesn't follow suit。 I liked the stories well enough but what I loved about Insider short stories – back when I still subscribed – was that they provided little glimpses into varied parts of the Star Wars universe。 As a result， all five of these stories focusing on the same very small part of it was disappointing from my perspective。 I hope the next round of Insider stories doesn't follow suit。。。。more

Ashley ， 2023-01-07 00:00

Okay right off the bat， I’m giving this five （5） stars。 It was such a fun read。 Not just because of the Star Wars stories that are inside it but also the different perspectives you get from the people who are currently expanding the Star Wars universe。I loved all the stories and seeing them broken up into small chunks that were then taken over by other authors。 It was nice to see how different author’s handled the same character and to see how even on a small scale， it’s still actually a big uni Okay right off the bat， I’m giving this five （5） stars。 It was such a fun read。 Not just because of the Star Wars stories that are inside it but also the different perspectives you get from the people who are currently expanding the Star Wars universe。I loved all the stories and seeing them broken up into small chunks that were then taken over by other authors。 It was nice to see how different author’s handled the same character and to see how even on a small scale， it’s still actually a big universe。The writing was great， the information was great。 You get information and the desires of what the current Star Wars writers are trying to do with their stories， and you can feel their excitement。 It’s a short read but I absolutely will be picking this up and recommend it to Star Wars fans。 To me， it’s a must have。I received this eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thanks to them and the publisher。 Go pick this up！。。。more

Nicole Zimmerman ， 2023-01-02 00:00

I LOVE the high republic and this short story collection adds to my love for this era。 Not all of them were my favorite， but that is to be expected with collections。 The entire era is enjoyable with how it just plays with star wars and makes its own isolated plot far from the rest of the saga， the short stories lean even further。 They all focus on events happening on the starlight beacon that happen around the rest of the plot。 I see why they were initially published in the star wars magazine be I LOVE the high republic and this short story collection adds to my love for this era。 Not all of them were my favorite， but that is to be expected with collections。 The entire era is enjoyable with how it just plays with star wars and makes its own isolated plot far from the rest of the saga， the short stories lean even further。 They all focus on events happening on the starlight beacon that happen around the rest of the plot。 I see why they were initially published in the star wars magazine because they connect only loosely to the plot and just give you a taste of what the high republic is like。 I do hope later we get more of these characters and get to find out what happens to them in the later books。 Thanks to the authors and publisher for providing a free ARC copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。。。。more

Nova ， 2023-01-01 00:00

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Karl ， 2022-12-31 00:00

Arguably， the stories here aren’t exactly required reading。 Nothing in them will upend anyone’s understanding of what’s going on in The High Republic。 Nevertheless， they’re still entertaining and well-written， and each of them contributes to fleshing out this previously unexplored part of the Star Wars timeline through the perspective of background characters from the novels and comics。 Each story is presented just as it ran， in two parts， so a busy person could read it bit by bit – or you could Arguably， the stories here aren’t exactly required reading。 Nothing in them will upend anyone’s understanding of what’s going on in The High Republic。 Nevertheless， they’re still entertaining and well-written， and each of them contributes to fleshing out this previously unexplored part of the Star Wars timeline through the perspective of background characters from the novels and comics。 Each story is presented just as it ran， in two parts， so a busy person could read it bit by bit – or you could read it all at once in just a few hours。 In addition to the short stories， the book also includes six different interviews from the magazine – a group conversation and one-on-one interviews with each of the five original HIgh Republic authors。 The High Republic is a unique and ambitious publishing project， and the interviews give us a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together。 They’re also about as close to a visit to Skywalker Ranch as most of us will ever get。 To be sure， there’s nothing new here。 But， if you’ve been following The High Republic era and don’t subscribe to the magazine （or if， like me， you’ve got a backlog of past issues to work through）， it’s a nice way to enjoy the stories。 Everything is reproduced in full size， including the original art。 In fact， even if I HAD read all the stories and interviews when they initially ran， I’d still enjoy having them collected in one attractive volume。 I hope Titan plans to release a similar collection of Phase 2’s short stories。Definitely recommended for fans of The High Republic！ And if you’re unsure if the era is right for you， it’s an easy way to get a feel for the storytelling without committing yourself to a full-length novel。 Review copy courtesy of Netgalley。。。。more

Kirstyn （readwithkirstyn）， 2022-12-31 00:00

I love Star Wars， did you know my husband and I started dating BECAUSE of star wars？ no？ well now you do。 That being said I am loving the exciting new content we are getting from The High Republic era and this collection of short stories was no different and very enjoyable！ These types of stories are my favorite， they provide more world building and side stories but don't further the plot。 They're the types of stories that exist to enrich a world，。 not just further the plot。 For this reason， I a I love Star Wars， did you know my husband and I started dating BECAUSE of star wars？ no？ well now you do。 That being said I am loving the exciting new content we are getting from The High Republic era and this collection of short stories was no different and very enjoyable！ These types of stories are my favorite， they provide more world building and side stories but don't further the plot。 They're the types of stories that exist to enrich a world，。 not just further the plot。 For this reason， I absolutely recommend it。 The stories are well written from some already stand out authors and the content they provide are compelling。。。。more

Lata ， 2022-12-30 00:00

I’m still making my way， slowly， through Phase one of the High Republic， so these stories gave me a little more background into happenings on Starlight Beacon。Charles Soule’s “Go Together” tells us of two married engineers， Pikka and Joss， who are just finishing up their stint on the station near the end of its commissioning， and who discover a technical glitch。 After fixing it， they end up joining the ships dealing with the perpetrators of the Great Disaster in hyperspace。 It’s a fun story， esp I’m still making my way， slowly， through Phase one of the High Republic， so these stories gave me a little more background into happenings on Starlight Beacon。Charles Soule’s “Go Together” tells us of two married engineers， Pikka and Joss， who are just finishing up their stint on the station near the end of its commissioning， and who discover a technical glitch。 After fixing it， they end up joining the ships dealing with the perpetrators of the Great Disaster in hyperspace。 It’s a fun story， especially as it concerns non-Jedi doing amazing things and help keep the peace。 4 stars。 Cavan Scott’s “First Duty” gave me some insight into the types of tensions that could easily occur when so many different people， some actually warring， would be situated in the same wards for medical treatment after where so many injured were taken after the Great Disaster。 New administrator Velco Jahen must play detective after a near fatal assassination attempt on an injured diplomat。 That the mystery isn’t hard to figure out is immaterial; it was more interesting seeing the slight friction between the Republic-appointed chief administrator and the Jedi liaison， and meet Velco。 3。5 stars。Justina Ireland brings back Avon Starros in “Hidden Danger” as Velco rushes around Starlight Beacon， dealing with the myriad details and arguments arising from the influx of many for the Galactic Agriculture Alliance conference。 Avon manages to set of part of the problem affecting everyone on board， especially as she has a plant with her that reminds Velco of the Drengir and their recent infestation of the station。 Velco is an interesting character—a former soldier and now administrator， she is one of those competent people who gets things done and I had no idea I’d enjoy reading about her so much。4 stars。“Past Mistakes” by Cavan Scott reunites Velco with a former soldier/lover Vane。 He appears on Starlight ready to hawk cheap souvenirs commemmorating Jedi and the station。 Velco knows something is off， but it’s not till she throws him in prison that she begins to get closer to the reason for him being on the station。 It’s no surprise Sskeer is not impressed with he mercenary when he first meets Vane…Velco continues to intrigue me。4 stars。“Shadows Remain” by Justina Ireland makes Ghal Tarpfen， the Mon Cala head of Security for Starlight， a surprisingly sympathetic protagonist of this short。 Velco and she have been working together on Starlight since Charles Soule’s short in this collection。 Ghal has been having nightmares。 Between the increasing numbers of Nihil prisoners and their background and identity checks， and the daily concerns on the station， Ghal’s and Velcro’s workload is becoming exhausting。 Then Ghal disappears， and it looks like she's complicit in the attack on a Senator。 The story has a melancholic feel to it， and left me worrying about what next， bad thing was going to happen on Starlight。4 stars。Thank you to Netgalley and to Titan Books for this ARC in exchange for my review。。。。more

Emma ， 2022-12-28 00:00

Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories collects three short stories， an article， and some author interviews that were previously published in the Star Wars Insider magazine。 The pieces span a broad timeline of Phase 1 from before Light of the Jedi was published to shortly before the release of The Fallen Star。I really enjoyed getting to see more of Starlight Beacon through the short stories。 The majority of the short stories followed a new character， Administrator Velko Jahen， through he Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories collects three short stories， an article， and some author interviews that were previously published in the Star Wars Insider magazine。 The pieces span a broad timeline of Phase 1 from before Light of the Jedi was published to shortly before the release of The Fallen Star。I really enjoyed getting to see more of Starlight Beacon through the short stories。 The majority of the short stories followed a new character， Administrator Velko Jahen， through her time station on Starlight。 Through Velko， we get to see more of how operations on Starlight work and see how the broader events of Phase 1 impacted ordinary people on Starlight。 I loved getting to know Velko， who is trying to navigate politics between the Republic officials and the Jedi while also learning her new role。 There are also appearances from characters I loved in other media like Master Maru and Pikka and Joss Adren。 The big thing about this collection that did not work for me was the formatting。 While I understand the stories were originally published in a magazine， reading them in the small print and three-column layout they were originally published in was a pain。 Starlight Stories also kept the part breaks between story installments， which seemed a bit unnecessary。 I would've preferred the stories in a traditional book format without a bunch of filler pages between parts one and two。As a completionist， I'm glad I got the chance to read Starlight Stories and see a bit more of Starlight。 For those who don't need to consume every bit of content in Phase 1， you could safely skip this one。Thank you to Titan Books and Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。。。。more

megs_bookrack ， 2022-12-21 00:00

Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories is a beautifully-arranged， collector-quality collection of short-stories and behind-the-scenes content for true Star Wars fans。The short-stories come from veteran Star Wars writers， Charles Soule， Justina Ireland and Caven Scott。 All are set on the Starlight Beacon， the incredible satellite station that plays a heavy role in the High Republic era。I liked the stories a lot。 They weren't high stakes， but it was nice to see what life was like on Starli Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories is a beautifully-arranged， collector-quality collection of short-stories and behind-the-scenes content for true Star Wars fans。The short-stories come from veteran Star Wars writers， Charles Soule， Justina Ireland and Caven Scott。 All are set on the Starlight Beacon， the incredible satellite station that plays a heavy role in the High Republic era。I liked the stories a lot。 They weren't high stakes， but it was nice to see what life was like on Starlight Beacon and to see some recurring characters from the era。Starlight Beacon is mentioned a lot in the books that I have read from this era， yet the stories don't actually took place there。 It was fun for me to see how the station was functioning and what a typical day would look like there。The highlight of this， for me， though was actually the interviews with the contributing authors， which in addition to the authors listed above include， Claudia Gray and Daniel Jose Older。 I have wondered since it was announced how they actually went about creating this all-new era。It seems crazy complicated if multiple people are involved， but obviously it's way too much for one person to do alone。I really loved hearing how they all got involved in the project and the steps that went into creating it。 The brainstorming sessions at Skywalker Ranch would be an absolute dream come true for me。 Can you even imagine！？I would definitely recommend this to serious fans， particularly anyone who has been enjoying the High Republic materials as much as I have。In my opinion though， this is not a great place to start if you are interested in getting into either the High Republic era， or Star Wars in general。 This is definitely more for longtime fans of this world。Thank you to the publisher， Titan Books， for providing me with a copy to read and review。 I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this。 The artwork was stunning， the stories fun and I love the insight I was given regarding the creation of this highly-entertaining new era。。。。more

Daniel Kukwa ， 2022-12-19 00:00

A fairly solid selection of stories taken from the "Star Wars" magazine， including interviews with the authors。 The fiction was enjoyable enough， but I did realize two things: （1） the break between Parts & 2 of the stories doesn't really work in an anthology book， and （2） I am definitely enjoying the new phase of The High Republic， set before Starlight Beacon's time， far more than this original phase。 A fairly solid selection of stories taken from the "Star Wars" magazine， including interviews with the authors。 The fiction was enjoyable enough， but I did realize two things: （1） the break between Parts & 2 of the stories doesn't really work in an anthology book， and （2） I am definitely enjoying the new phase of The High Republic， set before Starlight Beacon's time， far more than this original phase。。。。more

Joy ， 2022-12-18 00:00

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。Starlight Stories is the serial binding of a series of short stories centred around Pikka and Joss Adren as well as a few other background characters from Starlight Beacon。 I somehow managed to miss these short stories while they were releasing so it was definitely handy to have a copy of them all in one place。 The stories are short and sweet slices of action that take place after The Rising Storm but before The Fallen Star。 A few I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。Starlight Stories is the serial binding of a series of short stories centred around Pikka and Joss Adren as well as a few other background characters from Starlight Beacon。 I somehow managed to miss these short stories while they were releasing so it was definitely handy to have a copy of them all in one place。 The stories are short and sweet slices of action that take place after The Rising Storm but before The Fallen Star。 A few fan favourite characters do pop up here and there， but unfortunately they have little part in the actual stories being told。 I personally would have loved to see more of them！ I would say that this book is a pleasant read for those of us （like me） who are missing phase one， but definitely not a necessity。。。。more

Alyce Caswell ， 2022-12-18 00:00

The stories were interesting and what I was after （I wanted to see more of Starlight Beacon）。 But this should have been a magazine special and not a hardcover。 Not worth the price。 This is a rip-off。

Jason ， 2022-12-11 00:00

Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories， published December 6， 2022 by Titan Magazines， collects short stories first published in Star Wars Insider magazine by Justina Ireland， Cavan Scott， and Charles Soule。 Additionally， this hardcover collection includes articles and interviews with all of the phase 1 authors， serving as a time capsule in the lead up to and throughout the publishing initiative which began in January 2021。I’d been really good about keeping up with these short stories wh Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories， published December 6， 2022 by Titan Magazines， collects short stories first published in Star Wars Insider magazine by Justina Ireland， Cavan Scott， and Charles Soule。 Additionally， this hardcover collection includes articles and interviews with all of the phase 1 authors， serving as a time capsule in the lead up to and throughout the publishing initiative which began in January 2021。I’d been really good about keeping up with these short stories when they were first being published in Star Wars Insider。 At a certain point I fell behind， and lo and behold， Starlight Stories was announced earlier in 2022， the perfect way for people like me to catch back up！ I actually think having all of the stories collected in this manner serves them even better than being spaced out over time。 There are cliffhangers and tense moments that are a lot more satisfying to get closure on when read concurrently。 Plus， there are a number of characters who are really only present in these stories， so diving in and spending quality time with them makes it a very enjoyable read。There are five stories in all， each split into two parts— Soule’s “Go Together”， Justina Ireland’s “Hidden Danger” & “Shadows Remain” and Cavan Scott’s “First Duty” & “Past Mistakes”。 As the title of the book suggests， these stories all take place on Starlight Beacon， offering a different point of view on a number of High Republic storylines that occur in phase one。 There are familiar faces like Avar Kriss and Sskeer， but the protagonists of Starlight Stories are the unsung heroes of the galaxy， security officers， operations aides， and medical personnel。Pikka and Joss Adren， the husband and wife team who had a big hand in Starlight’s completion， have grit and perseverance， all qualities that serve them well in their respective roles on the station but also grab the attention of the Republic and the Jedi as they join the fight against the Nihil。 Their exploits in battle are documented in other published works， but their tales in Starlight Stories highlight who they are as people; the struggles and frustrations of working adults who sometimes just need a vacation。The majority of the short stories center on Administrator Velko Jahen， a Soikan female assigned as an aide to the Republic head of Starlight Beacon， and Ghal Tarpfen， the Mon Calamari Chief of Security as they face professional and personal challenges amidst the backdrop of the events of The High Republic。 Jahen and Tarpfen also represent the everyday denizens of the galaxy and readers get to experience how it feels to have their world and work constantly interrupted by scheming politicians， mysterious Jedi and devious pirates。 Scott and Ireland do a tremendous job of introducing these new characters， making them likable and relatable。 Focusing on protagonists who aren’t Jedi， don’t have special abilities， and who are just trying to do their best as citizens of the galaxy is a refreshing way to engage with Star Wars。 If you’re anything like me， you’ll find yourself quickly falling in love with Velko and Ghal and hope these stories aren’t the last time we interact with them。My only criticism of Starlight Stories is that the stories and articles are a direct reprinting of how they first appeared in Star Wars Insider magazine。 It feels like the magazine pages were copied， pasted， and bound into a hardcover book which I guess was the point。 Maybe some updated layouts or paper choice would have made Starlight Stories feel a little more special， more than just a bound collection of magazine articles。The simple fact that this collection even exists is a huge win for The High Republic fans， it’s a collection I’m proud to own and one I will treasure。。。。more

Kurt Lorenz ， 2022-08-25 00:00

Go Together， ☆☆☆☆½First Duty， ☆☆☆½Hidden Danger， ☆☆☆½Past Mistakes， ☆☆☆Shadows Remain， ☆☆☆½

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